Peter Jones' National Enterprise Academy coming to Aylesbury

Landmark building for Aylesbury Waterside project

The National Enterprise Academy and Aylesbury Vale District Council announce partnership for permanent headquarters
The National Enterprise Academy (NEA), in partnership with Aylesbury Vale District Council, has today announced it will establish its first ever permanent headquarters and learning centre of excellence in Aylesbury town centre. The cutting edge facility will be part of the new Waterside project to be launched in September 2012.
The brainchild of Peter Jones, the NEA is the UK’s first ever educational institution solely dedicated to enterprise and entrepreneurship. It offers young people, aged 16-19, two unique qualifications that expose students to real-life business issues in real-life business environments. The NEA officially opened its doors earlier this year on the site of Amersham and Wycombe College and the new headquarters will play a vital role in the development of the NEA as it looks to enroll 18,000 learners across the UK in the next five years.
As part of the prestigious Waterside project and the redevelopment of Aylesbury town centre, the NEA headquarters will be situated in Exchange Street at the head of the canal basin, close to the new Aylesbury Waterside Theatre.
Peter Jones, founder of the NEA said:
“I am delighted that we are working in partnership with Aylesbury Vale District Council to build our first ever headquarters for the National Enterprise Academy. As a thriving business community, Aylesbury was the natural choice for the location of the NEA headquarters. I hope that the presence of the Academy will help to establish Aylesbury and the South East of England at the forefront of enterprise learning and in doing so contribute to the local economy.”
Cllr John Cartwright, Leader of the Council, added:
“Aylesbury Vale has a strong reputation for entrepreneurs so it is very fitting that Aylesbury has been selected for the Academy. As a major housing growth area, it’s vital that we also create opportunities for new jobs so this is a very exciting step forward in helping us to do that”.